English translation by OCOJ team from “Motion verbs in Eastern Old Japanese: A corpus based study” :
‘Come to cut the jewelled sedges, which are in the middle of reeds in the harbour, my beloved.’

English translation by Vovin from Vovin, Alexander. 2009-2013. A New English Translation Containing the Original Text, Kana Transliteration, Romanization, Glossing and Commentary. Folkestone, UK: Global Oriental Press.:
“(5) In order to get [our] bed separated [from the eyes of others], (4) my dear beloved, come to cut (4) beautiful little sedges (2) in the middle of the reeds (1) in the harbor. (E)”